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Strong Wind and Freezing Rain Obama Voters went to the Polls

CNNPolitics. The wind of change was joined by freezing rain, but Obama prevailed. The polls in Maryland was extended and hour and half beyond the 8:00 p.m. closing to accomodate voters battling traffic because of the weather.

A Maryland judge ordered polls in the state to remain open an extra 90 minutes because of extreme weather that hindered some voters from reaching their polling places. Maryland polls closed at 9:30 p.m. instead 8 p.m. Watch voters brave the weather to vote »

High winds and freezing rain caused traffic tie-ups in the central part of the state, portions of which were under an ice storm warning.

"It's really hard for people to get anywhere, so we are giving everybody a little extra time to get to the polls," said Ross Goldstein, spokesman for the Maryland Elections Board.

Drivers on Interstate 95 between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., told CNN there were dozens of cars on the sides of the road because of the ice.

Sweet Victory-Maryland and D. C. Obama Wins!

David Espo of WASHINGTON writes: "Barack Obama has won the Democratic presidential primary in the District of Columbia, adding it to victories in Maryland and Virginia. That makes it eight straight triumphs for him since Super Tuesday over Hillary Rodham Clinton."

Obama and Huckabee in College Park, MD

From baltimoresun.com:
Obama, Huckabee plan events in College Park
Clinton also plans to campaign in state on Monday, aides say
By a Baltimoresun.com staff reporter

12:25 PM EST, February 8, 2008

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee plan to hold rallies in College Park in the coming days, and Hillary Clinton's campaign said the candidate will be in Maryland on Monday.

Huckabee, one of two remaining major candidates for the Republican nomination, announced today that he will speak Saturday at noon at the Stamp Student Union Building on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park.

Obama will be in College Park on Monday to host a "Stand for Change" rally at the University of Maryland. The event is set to take place at the university's Cole Field House on Campus Drive. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. To RSVP, click here. For security reasons, no bags are allowed inside the event. No signs or banners are permitted.

Obama is also expected to attend a town hall meeting on Sunday at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

A rally for Sen. Hillary Clinton is planned today at noon outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, with Gov. Martin O'Malley and Sen. Barbara Mikulski planning to attend.

Clinton isn't planning to be at the event, but aides said that she will campaign in Maryland on Monday, one day before the primary.

For a complete list of scheduled campaign events and appearances, click here.

The Associated Press contributed to this article